GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| sophist | philosopher |